Besieged: A podcast about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Besieged is a podcast hosted by Peter Warzynski which invites experts from Loughborough University to examine the latest developments in Ukraine and look to the future to see how the conflict will impact on all our lives.
Podcasting since 2022 • 9 episodes
Besieged: A podcast about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Latest Episodes
E8 - Ethics of using animals in conflicts
The Geneva Convention protects people who have fallen victim to armed conflict, but there are more than four million military animals in service – so who looks out for them? Dr Josh Milburn explains the ethics of using animals in war.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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48:00
E7 - Trading with a despot
Should world leaders make the tough decision to stop trading with Putin even if it stifles their own economies? Professor Jan Godsell, an expert in global supply chains, joins host Peter Warzynski to talk about the impact of trading with a desp...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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39:27
E6 - Sanctions on Russia, are we doing them the right way?
To avoid direct military intervention in Ukraine, the West has turned to a range of financial and economic sanctions. But what has been done? What are the pluses and minuses? How will these work over the longer term? And can they be made to wor...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:13
E5 - Putin and Le Pen’s populist partnership
A number of Europe’s populist political figureheads are continuing to publicly associate themselves with Vladimir Putin, despite the grievous acts of violence he enacts on Ukraine. Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is one of...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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19:37